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In linguistic research and analysis, discourse studies is an interdisciplinary field of inquiry that examines language use beyond the level of isolated sentences, focusing on the organization, interpretation, and functions of language in relation to broader textual, interactional, and social contexts [1]. The field investigates discourse as a unit of analysis involving connected linguistic structures and the processes through which meaning is constructed in communicative contexts [1]. Discourse studies encompasses the analysis of spoken and written language, including the relationships between linguistic forms, communicative practices, and contextual factors that shape interpretation [2]. It is distinguished from sentence-level linguistic analysis by its focus on language as situated use rather than solely on grammatical structures considered independently of context [1].

discourse analysis language in context text linguistics communicative practices

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  1. Joanna Thornborrow; Deborah Schiffrin, Approaches to discourse. Cambridge, MA & Oxford: Blackwell, 1994. Pp. x + 470.. J. Linguistics 1995, 31, 193-194. [CrossRef]
  2. Teun A. van Dijk. The Study of Discourse; SAGE Publications: Thousand Oaks, CA, United States, 1997; pp. 1-34. [CrossRef]
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